McVane Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

McVane Surname Definition:

MACBAIN, Macvain: Gaelic Mac a' ghille bhain. Patrick M'Vaine in Tullich and John M'Vaine in Teray were Glenurquhay vassals in 1638 (BBT., p. 399). Alexander Macbain (1855—1907) was one of Scotland's foremost Celtic scholars. The names axe sometimes confused with Macbean.

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McVane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Saint Lucia621:2,884447
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland471:79,6434,400
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

McVane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACBAIN, Macvain: Gaelic Mac a' ghille bhain. Patrick M'Vaine in Tullich and John M'Vaine in Teray were Glenurquhay vassals in 1638 (BBT., p. 399). Alexander Macbain (1855—1907) was one of Scotland's foremost Celtic scholars. The names axe sometimes confused with Macbean.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The son of Bain. Bean or Ban, white, Donald Bean, Donald the white.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

McVane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McVane Come From? nationality or country of origin

McVane is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McVane? popularity and diffusion

The surname McVane is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McVane are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States McVane is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Saint Lucia, where 33 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 4 percent reside.

McVane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McVane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McVane last name grew 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McVane Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McVane surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

McVane earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacVane92222/
McVaney92207/
McVaine920/
McVanne920/
McVeane920/
McVanie920/
McVan91205/
McAvaney86355/
Macovane863/
Mac-Vane861/
Macavane861/
Macviane861/
McGavane860/
McVanney860/
McVeaney860/
McVhaney860/
McAvanie860/
MacVan835,770/
McVean83959/
McVann83199/
McAvan83182/
McWane83163/
McVain834/
McVene833/
McVine832/
McFane832/
Mecvan831/
McVany830/
McVaen830/
McVone830/
McVaan830/
Machavane806,883/
MacAvaney8013/
McGovaney8010/
Machovane801/
Machuvane801/
McAvanney800/
McVauynie800/
Makvane77574/
Macvean77412/
McWayne77233/
Machvan77130/
Mkovane77127/
McGovan77110/
McAvene7761/
McAvany7758/
Mgavane7740/
McGivan7738/
McKvian7734/
Mugvane7711/
McViney7710/
Mocovan7710/
Mcofane779/
McVenea778/
McVeney776/
McGavan775/
Magvane775/
McVeain774/
Macavan774/
Mkavane774/
McKvain773/
McPhane772/
Mukvane772/
Macvine772/
Mgovane772/
McCavan771/
McVinue771/
McAvain771/
McFayne771/
McFhane771/
McVanuy771/
McVinne771/
Micovan771/
McVenie770/
McKevan770/
McAvine770/
McKivan770/
McVenue770/
McGovne770/
McHivan770/
McFaney770/
McVainn770/
McVeine770/
McFaine770/
McVuain770/
McKvene770/
McGuvan770/
McCovan770/
McAvana770/
McFanne770/
McVanah770/
McFan7331/
McVon732/
McVen731/
McGivney711,371/
McVinnie71359/
Makavane71290/
McAvinue71284/
Mukavane71232/
Mkhovane71216/
McGovney71215/
McAveney71200/
McAviney71174/
McCavana71150/
McVinney7183/
Mugavane7164/
McGavney7117/
McAvenue7116/
Magavane7114/
Magovane717/
Maguvane716/
Micavani714/
McVeeney713/
McKevain713/
Machavan713/
Mcafanye713/
Maquvane713/
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MacFhane712/
McCavney711/
McVenney711/
Makvaane711/
Machvani711/
MacVeany711/
MacVinne711/
MacAvian711/
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McGavian711/
McGivian711/
Megavane711/
McFawane711/
Mokavane711/
Mcaffney711/
MacAvani711/
Mac-Vean711/
Machuvan711/
Macofane711/
Mckavney711/
Macovine711/
McVennie710/
McGoivan710/
McKivain710/
McAvanny710/
McAvenie710/
McAvinie710/
McAvinne710/
McFanney710/
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McKavana710/
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McCafney710/
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McGivany710/
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McAvenne710/
MacAvine710/
McGevine710/
McPhaine710/
McCovney710/
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McGevany710/
McFann67972/
Makvan67830/
McWain67591/
Magvan67590/
Mekvan67443/
Macoveanu67403/
McPhan67354/
McAvin67140/
McGaffney67138/
McFawn67119/
McAveeney67111/
Machovani6795/
McAvinney6787/
McKaveney6777/
McGiveney6766/
McAven6762/
McVeen6745/
Machavana6745/
McVein6741/
Machavani6734/
McFahn6732/
McFaun6732/
McKeavney6732/
McAvennie6732/
Mekavanae6727/
McFain6724/
Migvan6717/
McCaveney6716/
Makhavane6714/
Machuvain6713/
Mačvan6713/
McAvinnie6712/
Močvan6710/
MacVinnie679/
MacKovine679/
Mkuvan679/
Makavanye678/
McGoveney676/
Machhuvan676/
McAvon675/
McKeveney675/
Machhvain675/
McVeyn675/
McAvinnue674/
Makavanae674/
MacGivney674/
Meghavane673/
Mughavane672/
McCvin672/
Machavine672/
McFhan672/
Mguvan672/
MacAvinue672/
McCaffney671/
Mkavan671/
McCven671/
MacHovian671/
McGivoney671/
McHaffney671/
McKeavene671/
McAvineey671/
Mukhavane671/
Mkvana671/
McAvienue671/
Mcvenn671/
Mkavne671/
Mkevan671/
Mugovhane671/
MacAvenue671/
MacCavana671/
Magwevane671/
Mcfyne671/
Mgvana671/
Mchvnu671/
Machofane671/
Machovana671/
Machuvene671/
Macovhani671/
Maicofane671/
Mogwevane671/
McKivanna670/
McGaviney670/
McCavanah670/
McFoan670/
McGiviney670/
McVeny670/
McVina670/
McKivn670/
McCaffnee670/
McViennie670/
McGavn670/
MacCovine670/
McQven670/
McAveiney670/
McFany670/
McKevn670/
McGafeney670/
McFone670/
McGeveney670/
Manquien579/
Maquiine571/
Manquehuin5030/

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